5.7.4: Teacher expectations and gendered classroom behaviour

teachers gendered expectations

• teacher perception often based on gender

• whats acceptable for one gender may not be for another

• reay

• boys misbehaviour dismissed as high spirits

• girls misbehaviour seen as a problem

• perceptions of ability

  • teachers see boys as naturally talented but lazy

  • girls achievement seen as result of hard work rather than ability

  • Francis and skelton

• attending to boys

  • spender

• teacher expectations and subject choice

  • teachers and career officers steered girls and boys towards gender-stereotypical subject choices

  • francis and skelton

behaviour in the classroom

• active and dominant males in reading schemes are reflected in behaviour of boys and girls

• licht and dweck

gender in the classroom

francis

gender differences in further education

stanworth